Rich and colorful figurations

Pigments were invented about 40,000 years ago and since then have been used by artists as a visual element to form works of art. From the use of red in ancient Egypt to blue being more sought after than gold in the middle ages, the use of color and its value has shifted through the ages. This has led to the subsequent color theory in art. It was the German poet Jonathan Wolfgang Goethe who first developed a theory about color (1810). According to him, colors are composed of both light and shadow. Later, the Impressionists would disregard the classic visual elements of painting and indeed figurations and focus on the essence of color, using colors that compliment and capture light rather than use dark colors for shadow. At the turn of the 20th century Vassily Kandinsky created a grid for colors, which associated emotions and sounds with 10 colors. In our selection of works the use and admiration of color is still being explored with Guive Khosravi's works, high in vivid colors are juxtapositions of images mixing well-known characters and images whilst Robert Combas, who in the early 80s invented a new figurative painting (Free Figuration), uses color to manipulate daily life.

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Painting, Mi amor, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$479

Painting, Flowers II, Olga Oreshnikov

Olga Oreshnikov

Painting - 53.3 x 109.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 21 x 43 x 1.5 inch

$3,762

Painting, Flowers I, Olga Oreshnikov

Olga Oreshnikov

Painting - 53.3 x 109.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 21 x 43 x 1.5 inch

$3,762

Painting, Storyteller, Olga Oreshnikov

Olga Oreshnikov

Painting - 96.5 x 96.5 x 3.8 cm Painting - 38 x 38 x 1.5 inch

$5,247

Painting, True self, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$419

Painting, Sisters, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$419

Painting, Liberty, Georges Corominas

Georges Corominas

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$14,255

Painting, Encre #2, Timothy Archer

Timothy Archer

Painting - 28 x 21 cm Painting - 11 x 8.3 inch

$1,018

Painting, The travelling cat, ZiB

ZiB

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$2,336

Painting, Jebena, Jacob Kwesi Bennett

Jacob Kwesi Bennett

Painting - 71.1 x 102.1 x 2 cm Painting - 28 x 40.2 x 0.8 inch

$904

Painting, Exaltation, Irene Mahon

Irene Mahon

Painting - 80 x 105 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 41.3 x 1.2 inch

$1,174 $1,057

Painting, Carnaval, Irene Mahon

Irene Mahon

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$1,138

Print, Fugu, Samuel Favarica

Samuel Favarica

Print - 90 x 90 x 1 cm Print - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,396

Print, Hanafuda, Samuel Favarica

Samuel Favarica

Print - 90 x 90 x 1 cm Print - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,396

Painting, Beauty V, Gago Chtchyan

Gago Chtchyan

Painting - 28 x 20 cm Painting - 11 x 7.9 inch

$252

Print, Les muses, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Print - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,294

Painting, My pet bull, Nguyen Dinh Vu

Nguyen Dinh Vu

Painting - 185.4 x 139.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 73 x 55 x 2 inch

$5,400

Painting, Le passeur, Julien Calot

Julien Calot

Painting - 148 x 114 x 5 cm Painting - 58.3 x 44.9 x 2 inch

$8,984

Painting, Red, Iglesias15680

Red

Iglesias15680

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,557

Painting, Pink, Iglesias15680

Iglesias15680

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,557

Painting, Hello:), Gago Chtchyan

Gago Chtchyan

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,474

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